The scientists at the University of California, San Francisco and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore injected an antisense ...

Evidence is mounting that clinicians can treat serious genetic disorders prenatally by injecting medicine into the amniotic ...

A wearable robotic device called HAL improved walking ability for SMA patients who also received Spinraza (nusinersen), a ...

Naim Alkhouri, MD, spoke to the potential for glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists to transform the treatment ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Geographic atrophy (GA) is characterized by progressive and irreversible atrophy of retinal tissues during ...

Since its inception in 2003, the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation (SMAF) has invested $100 million into the development of treatments for SMA. Roche acquired an exclusive global license for PTC ...

Ross Lannon, 31, from Cornwall in the U.K., has a condition called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Because of this, he uses an electric wheelchair to get around. An avid blogger focused on ...

Myelopathy refers to a cluster of symptoms that result from spinal cord compression. This can occur from trauma, inflammation, tumors, or the aging-related degeneration of the spine. Spinal cord ...

Following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, a short clip featuring former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan “promising retaliation” if India strikes has gone viral ...

In a world of sitting at desks and slumping in front of screens, back pain is known to be the most common ailment among Americans. Dr. Arthur L. Jenkins III, a board-certified neurosurgeon in New ...

Chris Penn, co-founder of Good Records and a fixture in the Dallas music scene, died on Wednesday, weeks after a fall damaged his spinal cord and left him paralyzed from the neck down. He was 54.